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Using Colons and Semi-colons Teaching PPT

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Teaching punctuation has never been easier than with this Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Teaching PPT. First teaching how to introduce a list in a sentence with a colon and then moving onto using a semi-colon instead of a comma in more complex lists.

With a sequenced teaching structure, children are shown modelled examples of questions which link directly to the teaching. The answers are also provided for you to discuss with your pupils.

Ideal for use with your whole class, this PPT can help you to structure the teaching of how to use colons and semi-colons in sentences with lists.

Curriculum Objectives

  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the semi-colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] / Use of semi-colons within lists / Terminology for pupils: semi-colon
  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using a colon to introduce a list / Use of the colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses / Use of the colon to introduce a list / Terminology for pupils: colon

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